I was driving a police car down Patricks road when it broke down. There was a mechanic store nearby, so I went and talked to the creepy owner. A woman was also there and looked at the car, and then the owner looked at the car and said he’d do it, then he went across the road for some reason. I remember feeling unsettled by it all. There was a party going on across the street and either I or someone else told them to turn it down and that the cops were here. After a while, I heard screaming and gunfire and it strangely reminded me of Saints Row. I was about to tell the woman how I could just steal another car when suddenly I was lying down and it felt like there was a rusty, bent hook or coat hanger in my throat. I was choking, struggling to breathe and panicking. The pressure grew worse, and fast. I don’t know if it was pain, but it was torturously uncomfortable, and I felt indescribable terror. I was in my old room (which is now mum and dad’s room) and I remember seeing a TV of static with a grey number seven and a hand on it and it was pretty chaotic around me for whatever reason. Scratching pointlessly at my throat, I ran to my mirror and stared in horror as a new layer of skin began growing over my face – leaving me staring out of a skin mask. I cried out for mum and I saw her stumbling over junk in the other room to get to me. When she got to me she grabbed me by the shoulders in a panic but she had no expression on her face. I was crying and said something like, “I don’t want to live like this.” Or, “It’s hard to breathe” or something to that effect. And looking up at her through a skin mask. As I awoke, a picture simultaneously fell off my wall. It was a picture I drew of a man being smothered and engulfed by tree vines.
This dream may represent feelings of vulnerability, powerlessness, and anxiety about one's own health or life circumstances. The police car breaking down may symbolize a breakdown of control or protection, leaving you feeling vulnerable. The mechanic store may represent the need for repair or assistance in dealing with these feelings. The party across the street may symbolize distractions or disruptions in your life that you need to address. The screaming and gunfire may represent a sense of danger or threat to oneself. The new layer of skin growing over your face may symbolize a desire for a new identity or a feeling of being suffocated by your current situation. Your mother appearing may indicate a need for support or comfort during this time. The falling picture at the end of the dream may signify a release of emotions or the need to confront difficult feelings. Overall, this dream may be urging you to face any fears or anxieties you may have and seek support from those around you.